1981 Map of Cave Mountain

About this map

Cave Mountain dominates the landscape of the Schell Creek Range as it transitions into the broad expanse of Spring Valley. This 1981 survey, based on 1970s aerial photography, reveals the high-altitude terrain of the Humboldt National Forest, where water management and ranching define the local geography. Significant water features like Bastian Creek and an Aqueduct trace the eastern slopes, leading down toward the Bastian Creek Ranch. The map captures a moment in the region's land use, featuring the Cleve Creek Campground for recreation alongside a Radio Facility and several scattered Prospect sites that point to the area's mineral exploration history. Named points like Hanson and various springs, including Cottonwood Spring and Indian Springs, provide specific markers for genealogists and researchers tracking land ownership and rural settlement patterns in White Pine County.